A colleague of mine ordered a flourless orange cake from me for her son's birthday. As she requested to have it decorated with strawberries, I bought two punnets of strawberries and chose the best decoration for her. As I found USA strawberries not as sweet as Korean ones, I decided to "get rid" of the remaining strawberries. Hahaha...There's not much variety to bake with strawberries. Instead, I cook it into strawberry coulis and make a cheese tart just for my strawberries. To my surprise, the combination was really good, I'm happy with my strawberry cheese tart.Recipe for Strawberry Cheese Tart(Makes for a 9" flan tart)

Method:1. In a large mixing bowl, add in the dry ingredients. 2. Add the butter and use fingers to gently rub it into small bread crumbs.3. Gather the crumbs together to form a dough. Do not overmix them.4. Place the mixture into a plastic bag, and press it together.5. Refrigerate for at least 30mins or until firm.Cream Cheese Fillings250g Cream cheese30g Sugar25g Liv unsalted butter, room temperature 1 Egg25g Whole milk20g Plain flour1. Cream cheese, sugar and butter until light and smooth. Add in egg and cream until well blended. 2. Add in milk and mix until well combined. Lastly add in flour and mix until well incorporated and smooth.Strawberry Coulis450g Fresh Strawberries, cut cubes100g Sugar2 tsp Fresh Lemon juice1. In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and continue stirring for about 8-10mins on low heat. (Do not stir or boil too long as it will create a lot of liquid).2. Turn off the heat and let it cool completely before refrigerating.Method:1. Remove tart crust from the fridge.2. Roll it and fit it into a 9" flan pan.3. Fill up with cheese filling.4. Bake in a preheated oven of 190C for 20mins, or when the cheese filling start to brown.5. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely. 6. Refrigerate the tart.7. Before serving, topped the tart with strawberry coulis completely. Drizzle the sauce when served.

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